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That's leftists. Not Democrats. Anyone to the left of Democratic socialist. So not Bernie Sanders either.

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

Is this definition of "leftists" widely accepted? I always thought that word was just another word for liberal or anyone who isn't right wing these days.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

No. Leftist means anti-capitalist.

No liberals are not leftist.

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